As expected, after what happened this morning, many people could no longer sit still. Not only were the police officers being framed, but even Fang Zhigang received several calls while sitting in his office.
The moment he put down the microphone, the corners of his mouth drooped and his face became extremely dark.
Cao Jingheng divided the people he selected into two groups. One group was responsible for the investigation and arresting people openly, while the other group disguised themselves as plainclothes officers and hid secretly at the entrances of several streets and alleys, ready to assist in arresting people at any time.
That afternoon, 70% to 80% of the thugs who participated in the fight were secretly arrested. According to their descriptions, the police also got the situation of their leader and immediately blocked all escape routes.
What surprised Fang Zhigang and Cao Jingheng was that the gang leaders who were reported by everyone did not rush to run away.
"Director Fang, it seems your attitude when answering the phone today affected them. Everyone thought you were just trying to pressure them."
Fang Zhigang snorted coldly and was about to light his cigarette with his lighter, but seeing Cao Jingheng's posture of being ready to snatch it away at any time, he put it down in dismay. "The people who called me this afternoon were not big shots. They were the director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, a captain of the Public Security Team, and the director of the Street Office. This guy called Brother Pan must have some big gang leaders above him, and the people backing them up are definitely not the ones who called me today."
Cao Jingheng nodded. "Director Fang, what should we do next? Should we arrest the people who caused trouble yesterday? Or should we keep them for a while?"
There are advantages to arresting them, and there are also uses to keeping them. After thinking for a while, Fang Zhigang said: "Tomorrow, send someone to secretly monitor them all, 24 hours a day, and I will also report to the higher-ups.
Hey, how's the progress with Xiao Wu? Any clues?"
Cao Jingheng checked his watch. It was half past eight. "He should be back soon. He organized a party and invited some classmates to dinner. Didn't he just get a promotion a few days ago? This ready-made excuse won't arouse suspicion."
As the saying goes, "Speak of the devil, he will appear." The two of them had been waiting in the office for less than five minutes when Comrade Xiao Wu knocked on the door and came in, reeking of alcohol.
"Director, Deputy Director."
"Come on, Xiao Wu, sit down and tell me, what did you gain from this meal tonight?"
Seeing Xiao Wu's eyes light up, Cao Jingheng knew that this kid had made a lot of money by extorting money from him for the meal. He slapped the table in annoyance and said, "Okay, stop being so pretentious, Officer Wu, and tell me."
Xiao Wu smiled flatteringly at Cao Jingheng and said, "Hehehe, Deputy Director, you are so generous. My classmates thought I was treating them to a meal to cheer them up, so they didn't even ask me to treat them. One by one, they drank themselves to the ground and vomited everything they should and shouldn't have said.
Two months ago, there was a security captain named Wang at the Jing'an Road Branch. His father-in-law celebrated his birthday. Although it was a private banquet, it was quite large. I heard that it was a family gathering with three tables. Moreover, Captain Wang's brother-in-law, his wife's eldest brother-in-law, is a powerful section chief in the Water Conservancy Bureau. His surname is Liu. He himself has a cousin who is a section chief in the Finance Bureau. Coincidentally, his cousin's wife and his wife are also relatives. In short, this whole family is related by in-laws, and it's quite a mess anyway.
Furthermore, the security teams of all the precincts are more or less involved. Whenever a cross-district case is involved, everyone will inevitably come into contact. Therefore, Captain Wang is very familiar with the security captains of the other precincts, and they can call each other brothers."
Normally, only major cases that cannot be handled by lower-level authorities will be sent to the General Administration. There are so many subordinate branches in the entire city of Beijing, and they don't know much about the situation of the branches. Cao Jingheng is really interested in Captain Wang.
"Director Fang, why don't we talk to Captain Wang tomorrow? I think we can arrest that Sixth Brother first."
Fang Zhigang nodded. "Well, let's do as you say. However, Captain Wang has a strong backer, so we have to give him some face. Let's find a reason to send him on a business trip tomorrow."
It was almost eleven o'clock when Cao Jingheng got home after finishing his work. It was not until he saw the note his wife wrote yesterday still on the table that he remembered that he still had something to do.
He picked up the phone on the table, not caring what time it was.
"Hello, hello, who are you?"
"It's me."
"Shi Tou, what's going on? It's only been a short time since we last met, and you can't recognize my voice anymore? Can you help me?"
"Oh my god, Captain, why did you call me so late? I thought it was an emergency mission." Shi Tou, who was on the other end of the phone, patted his wife on the back, held the phone and walked towards the door.
"I just called the regiment headquarters and told them you'd be home at seven, so I called your house.
I want to tell you something serious. The two brothers from Northeast China who killed someone fled to the South. Have you heard about this?"
"Captain, I know about this. The military received a joint wanted warrant a few days ago. The police are worried that they've already smuggled themselves into Hong Kong or Macau. We've been keeping an eye on them during our recent missions. But Captain, shouldn't this matter be handled by the police in Northeast China?"
He looked up and saw Shen Anning standing by the door. He changed the receiver to his ear, stretched out his hand and pointed to his wife, then continued: "My former informant called me and said that when he was out fishing, he saw the wanted person on TV in the waters near Dajia Island. He didn't dare to go to the police station to report the case for fear of retaliation, so he called me.
If I'm not mistaken, the two brothers must be playing tricks on us. Everyone thought they would escape to Hong Kong or the other side of the strait, but now they've done the opposite. They're driving around in their fishing boats during the day and hiding on a small island at night. No one can find them. After a while, they can continue to commit crimes."
Shitou stood there in a daze for five or six seconds. "Oh my god, they are really brave. It seems they look down on the police and soldiers so much. But Captain, you called me so late just to give me this credit. I am really touched."
After a few chuckles, Cao Jingheng said into the microphone: "Alright, just be happy. Didn't a few of our brothers go to the navy before? Anyway, you can do whatever you want. You don't have to reveal my source. My informant is an honest man. He wants to live a stable life. I will compensate him privately."
"Okay, Captain, don't worry. I know what to do. I won't be able to sleep tonight. I'll call you once I'm done."
After hanging up the phone, Cao Jingheng looked at his wife who had already yawned several times beside him, and his heart softened. "If you are sleepy, go to sleep first. Next time when I am busy with work, don't wait until I know, okay? Look at you, you are so sleepy that you are crying."
Shen Anning wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the man's hand, "I took a nap after dinner, and I just woke up not long ago. It must have been very busy today. I heard some patients' families talking about it in the hospital, saying that the country is going to take real action this time.
Cao Jingheng paused, "Aren't we going to get serious? In fact, the conflict has always existed, but before we always thought it was not a big deal and turned a blind eye to it. But once the fuse is there, it will explode into a big way."
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